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kjones

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107. You're starting from the position that all police/DAs are corrupt?

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:06 PM

Feb 2014

That's a little extreme.

I'm not some kind of invested defender of cops, but I'm willing to bet that
the list of justified police shootings are much, much larger than the list of
ones which are criminal or even questionable (though, if I'm not mistaken,
all police shootings are treated as "questionable" and are reviewed thoroughly).

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Does anyone know of ANY cop who was found guilty and went to jail for killing someone? CBGLuthier Feb 2014 #1

Yes JJChambers Feb 2014 #7

"Vast majority justified " etc ? You forgot the sarcasm tag abq e streeter Feb 2014 #21

I'm realistic, only a small percentage of police shootings are questionable JJChambers Feb 2014 #24

Not realistic, simply actively avoiding knowledge or pretending. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #30

I'd love to see the data you base your comment on, or... Cofitachequi Feb 2014 #97

Maybe you have it backwards. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #35

Exactly. abq e streeter Feb 2014 #37

You're not doing your position any favors by exaggerating JJChambers Feb 2014 #38

But you are doing your employers a great favor quakerboy Feb 2014 #39

How? JJChambers Feb 2014 #42

And how is the claim... blackspade Feb 2014 #64

Question for you JJChambers Feb 2014 #69

Only in the same circumstances in which it would be appropriate for any other citizen to. morningfog Feb 2014 #121

Thanks! JJChambers Feb 2014 #123

Actually, most police shootings are not justified. Not by a long shot. morningfog Feb 2014 #124

Yes they are (nt) JJChambers Feb 2014 #126

I'm with you on that argument, JJ... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #66

Average americans are alienated by police actions. quakerboy Feb 2014 #113

+1 nt Live and Learn Feb 2014 #114

From Nov 2012,and there have been LOTS more since then abq e streeter Feb 2014 #36

When there only cops saying what other cops did was just fine and dandy, that is the usual result. Ikonoklast Feb 2014 #41

Not true JJChambers Feb 2014 #46

And who writes the policy? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #58

^^^^^this^^^^^ azurnoir Feb 2014 #74

Statistic numbers please 3auld6phart Feb 2014 #80

Silly JJChambers Feb 2014 #84

How about the kid in the field who was shot dead passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #88

Oh... JJChambers Feb 2014 #103

When I was a kid passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #104

I don't know anything about the case you mention above... kjones Feb 2014 #106

His name was Andy Lopez and he was 13 and wearing a hoodie passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #108

Bad people? The mentally ill are not "bad people", Live and Learn Feb 2014 #115

ugh BetterThanNoSN Feb 2014 #53

That applies to hunters shooting as well DFW Feb 2014 #55

Depends on who they are questionable to. Of course the police department wont rhett o rick Feb 2014 #68

Your guess is silly JJChambers Feb 2014 #70

"If the majority of police shootings were criminal, there would be far more prosecutions of police." rhett o rick Feb 2014 #73

Sad list of examples - there are many more erronis Feb 2014 #81

You're starting from the position that all police/DAs are corrupt? kjones Feb 2014 #107

Wronggggggg. I started from the position that police look out for each other. To think that police rhett o rick Feb 2014 #109

Otherwise known as corruption? kjones Feb 2014 #111

That's circular logic Scootaloo Feb 2014 #105

Yes I agree. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #125

And if torture were criminal quakerboy Feb 2014 #128

"my guess is that most police shootings are not justified" Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #117

But the original point of this discussion was this one: truedelphi Feb 2014 #72

Hey neighbor ... you are spot-on. rivegauche Feb 2014 #79

Served 11 months. Still, it is far more than other badge-bearing murderers suffer. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #29

and yet Mehserle walks free today paulkienitz Feb 2014 #49

Well that clears it all up. One person has been held accountable for the hundreds of sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #57

just doesn't seem like the truth these days heaven05 Feb 2014 #77

that must be some really strong stuff you are smoking, or you don't spend a lot of time reading niyad Feb 2014 #90

It depends on the police force and precinct. I remember a precinct in Detroit that alfredo Feb 2014 #91

You must not be googling right dbackjon Feb 2014 #14

You can bet he will since the other two officers are witness's. Historic NY Feb 2014 #27

Two went to jail for a killing in Detroit some years back notadmblnd Feb 2014 #78

That was the Malice Green trial. navarth Feb 2014 #85

A cop from Del City, OK was found guilty of avebury Feb 2014 #122

Psychotic cop n2doc Feb 2014 #2

Well he won't with just a manslaughter conviction. n/t Laffy Kat Feb 2014 #102

Another senseless murder by cop. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #3

+1 grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #8

Got time for a trial asshole? lame54 Feb 2014 #4

Manslaughter, eh? hootinholler Feb 2014 #5

"I wonder why this isn't murder..." Iggo Feb 2014 #13

I suspect it has to do with premeditation Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #118

Right? christx30 Feb 2014 #25

It has to do with intent leftynyc Feb 2014 #51

Good, I hope he's convicted. kcr Feb 2014 #6

the mother now says, "don't call the cops on your mentally ill child". I am wondering why the niyad Feb 2014 #9

Maybe they called 911--hoping for help, maybe an ambulance or someone tblue37 Feb 2014 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #28

More kale is needed uppityperson Feb 2014 #32

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Calling 911 is the one-size-fits-all signal for emergency help: Fire Dept, Police Dept, Ambulance... Hekate Feb 2014 #61

EMS and Fire personnel the_sly_pig Feb 2014 #62

Each state has different mental health laws but pretty similar gwheezie Feb 2014 #82

It has become obvious that the police need to be trained WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2014 #89

commenting on a point you made: "some are deranged psychopaths" 2banon Feb 2014 #95

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #10

Here's hoping the motherfucker gets lots of time. NT riqster Feb 2014 #11

His calendar suddenly opened up... W.J. McCabe Feb 2014 #15

Manslaughter? MynameisBlarney Feb 2014 #16

Manslaughter? How is that not Murder? LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #17

It was answered twice above Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #119

Okay LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #127

He tased him and THEN shot him? tblue Feb 2014 #18

Why does he get until Wed. to turn himself in? sked14 Feb 2014 #19

Maybe they want to give him a chance to eat his gun first? George II Feb 2014 #23

Maybe he'll take that opportunity and make this place safer for all of us. TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #44

He should be tried for second degree murder, not manslaughter. Dawson Leery Feb 2014 #20

"We don't have time for this" == today's attitude towards mental illness .... MindMover Feb 2014 #22

That's a fact. defacto7 Feb 2014 #43

Malice Green case YarnAddict Feb 2014 #26

This is a step in the right direction Gothmog Feb 2014 #31

Scum like that never should have been a cop, or even been allowed joeybee12 Feb 2014 #34

I wonder exactly what are the qualifications needed in order to become a Cop? busterbrown Feb 2014 #65

My gut reaction is it's getting easier... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #67

The guys who were some of the poorest students in high school ended up busterbrown Feb 2014 #75

Yeah, his precious seconds were more important than the guy's life... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #76

about time, but watch the fucking cop walk! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #40

Seriously doubt it. sked14 Feb 2014 #48

Hope you're right gopiscrap Feb 2014 #71

Manslaughter? Should be charged with Murder 2 also The Second Stone Feb 2014 #45

The Cops Freak Me Out otohara Feb 2014 #47

Good. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #50

Oh good JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #52

He may have been charged PrestonLocke Feb 2014 #54

A recent article averred an American is 39 times more likely to be murdered by a cop than by an indepat Feb 2014 #56

What the hell is in the water at headquarters that is making for so many of these acts by cops? .... marble falls Feb 2014 #59

I get sick of people thinking "it's a war zone out there".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #60

Shameful. blackspade Feb 2014 #63

So unjust libodem Feb 2014 #83

I hope he serves hard time for that shit. Jamastiene Feb 2014 #86

It's about time Faryn Balyncd Feb 2014 #87

I'm getting sick of these bad apples! ybbor Feb 2014 #92

I'm not a lawyer but gwheezie Feb 2014 #93

keith vidal: niyad Feb 2014 #94

thank you gwheezie Feb 2014 #96

JHC.. "paid leave". What the hell kind of cop is Cha Feb 2014 #98

Here's the most important part of this story kentauros Feb 2014 #99

Exactly, kentauros! Cha Feb 2014 #100

Shit like this just boggles the mind! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #101

Usually they end up clearing cops like this and promoting them KentuckyWoman Feb 2014 #110

Sad. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #112

Why didn't the other cops shoot the rogue cop? Not Sure Feb 2014 #116

Is he a war vet by any chance? nikto Feb 2014 #120